KARACHI: A city teeming with illegal and legally registered Afghan immigrant population is on tenterhooks as tensions flare up on borders. The Ghazab-lil-Haq operation of the Pakistan’s armed forces against the Afghan Taliban Regime has set the civil administrations in major cities on their toes to prevent any subversive activity by foreign sponsored terrorists. In … Read more

Nearly 40 per cent of teaching and administrative posts at public and private universities across the country are lying vacant, prompting the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan to take strict notice, it has been learned. The Commission has granted vice-chancellors and rectors of public and private universities a deadline of August 15, 2026 to convene … Read more

Quetta Bench rebukes government for delayed response in challenge to controversial law Balochistan High Court. PHOTO: FILE QUETTA: In a significant development, a two-member bench of the Balochistan High Court, comprising Chief Justice Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Najmuddin Mengal, has imposed an interim stay on the implementation of the Balochistan Mines and … Read more

PM spokesperson says 135 Afghan tanks and APCs destroyed, 29 locations across Afghanistan struck A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo: AFP Prime Minister’s spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi provided an update on the ongoing ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ on … Read more

A win over Sri Lanka would tie Pakistan with New Zealand on points, with net run rate deciding semi-final progression England’s Phil Salt (2L) walks back after getting out as Pakistan’s players celebrate during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium … Read more

COLOMBO: Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks smashed 44 off 16 balls to take England to a thrilling four-wicket T20 World Cup win in Colombo that denied New Zealand a guaranteed place in the semi-finals but kept Pakistan’s slender hopes alive. New Zealand would have joined England in the knockouts with a win in their final … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Gerrys emerged champions of the 14th UAE Ambassador’s Cup Ramadan Football Tournament 2026 after defeating Qatar Embassy 5-2 in a thrilling final. The prestigious annual tournament was organized by the UAE Embassy in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan Football Federation, which also provided full technical support. A total of 10 teams competed in … Read more

A Pakistani soldier at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. PHOTO: AFP Pakistani air strikes struck Taliban’s military installations in major urban centres of Afghanistan as part of “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” launched in response to “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistani border posts on Thursday.  Taliban regime officials confirmed air raids deep inside Afghanistan – as far … Read more

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Friday. — SCREENGRAB Information Minister Attaullah Tarar is addressing a press conference on the recent clashes with what he said was the “illegitimate” Afghan Taliban regime. Providing details regarding ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ during a press conference, Tarar said Afghanistan carried out unprovoked attacks … Read more

‘Now there will be decisive action because our patience has reached its limit,’ says defence minister Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. PHOTO: APP/ File A day after “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistan’s military posts along Pak-Afghan border by Taliban regime forces, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared that Islamabad’s “patience has reached its limit” and that … Read more